Sabbath Candlesticks

Silver 925, Prooflike, 30 mm, 14.4 g

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22026307
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Issuing Year 1992
Material Silver
Fineness 925
Quality Prooflike
Weight 14.4 g
Diameter 30 mm
Face Value 1 NIS
Max Mintage 5564
Mint Mark Star of David
Design Ruben Nutels

Sabbath Candlesticks
Judaic Art Coin,1992/5753

A Jewish home brings in the Sabbath by lighting candles and it is the privilege of the wife to perform this mitzva. Cleaned and polished in honor of the Sabbath, a warm glow descends upon the home. Thus the Sabbath Queen, as the Sabbath is popularly known, is welcomed. The three-branched Sabbath candelabrum on this coin is from 18th century Poland and is part of the Israel Museum Collection.The modern, cube-shaped candelstick on the coin obverse is the work of artist Zelig Segal.

Obverse: The face value, 1 NEW SHEQEL on the Silver B.U. Coin, 2 NEW SHEQALIM on the Silver Proof Coin, in Hebrew and English. Left is a modern, cube-shaped Sabbath Candlestick. In the upper left-hand border is the word "ISRAEL in Hebrew, Arabic and English.

Reverse: Three-branched Sabbath candelabrum from Poland, 18th century, Israel Museum Collection. Left, center is the mint year 1992 and right, the corresponding Hebrew mint year 5753. Above the candelabrum, in the center, is the Israel State Emblem. Decorative shapes adorn the coin around the border.

Edge: Silver B.U. Coin - smooth, Silver Proof Coin - milled

Mint Marks: B.U. Coin - Star of David, Silver Proof Coin - Hebrew letter "Mem"

Designer: Ruben Nutels

Plaster models: Tidhar Dagan

Mint: Stuttgart Mint

Issue Name: Sabbath Candlesticks

Series Name: Judaic Art


Catalog SKU Condition Diameter Face Value Issue Price Material Mint Mark Quantity Weight
22026381 38.7 mm 2 NIS 77 NIS Silver 925, Proof mem 4975 28.8 g
22026307 30 mm 1 NIS 47 NIS Silver 925, Prooflike star of david 5564 14.4 g